Computer-Aided Design Daily Rates in Germany
Compare the average daily rate of a freelance Computer-Aided Design expert with related technologies and cities in Germany, calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
What the benchmark shows
Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 268 € — around 37% of the countrywide average. Dense metropolitan markets usually carry a premium over the national rate, smaller ones a discount; the chart below shows where each city lands.
Computer-Aided Design daily rates across cities in Germany
See where the technology commands the highest rates, city by city against the national average — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
Across 9 cities in Germany, average daily rates range from 532 € in Stuttgart up to 800 € in Essen — the countrywide average is 722 € per day.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around Computer-Aided Design.
The average daily rate for Computer-Aided Design in Germany is 722 € with a median of 716 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 90 € per hour.
Based on the average daily rate of 722 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 15,152 € — the underlying hourly rate is 90 €.
The average of 722 € sits about 6 € per day above the median of 716 € (90 € versus 90 € per hour): a smaller number of high-priced specialists pulls the average up, while the median marks the typical middle of the market — half of the freelancers charge less, half charge more.
Between Stuttgart (532 €) and Essen (800 €) the difference is about 268 € per day, roughly 34 € per hour — around 37% of the countrywide average of 722 €.
Essen shows the highest average of the 9 cities compared, at 800 € per day (100 € per hour) — about 11% above the countrywide average of 722 €.
Stuttgart shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 532 € per day (66 € per hour) — about 26% below the countrywide average of 722 €.
All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to Computer-Aided Design and its related technologies and locations; daily rates assume an 8-hour working day. The average is a weighted mean with outliers trimmed, the median is the middle value of the individual rates, and both refresh continuously as freelancer profiles change.
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